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Taking Up the Runes

Author : Diana L. Paxson

Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser

Page : 452 pages

File Size : 33,92 MB

Release : 2021-12

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1578637295

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An accessible, in-depth exploration of the runes as a living spiritual tradition. Diana Paxson has distilled her many years of experience working with the runes into this essential source book. Readers will learn the historical meaning of each individual rune and its use and meaning now, in contemporary culture. But, Paxson reveals, the real power of the runes comes from internalizing them and using their symbols as sources of wisdom and power. At the end of each chapter are rituals and spells for all levels of ability that aim to help internalize the attributions, meanings, symbolism, and use of the runes. Everything regarding runes is covered in this definitive workbook, from the history of runes and how to make your own rune sets, to how to work with them on a psychic, spiritual, and magical level.



Runemarks

Author : Joanne Harris

Publisher : Random House

Page : 532 pages

File Size : 18,81 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Fantasy fiction

ISBN : 0552778982

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Seven oâe(tm)clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the End of the World, and goblins had been at the cellar again. Maddy Smith has always been an outsider. In a world ruled by the harsh and puritanical Order, she is shunned for the strange birthmark on her left hand. For this is no ordinary birthmark âe" it is a runemark, a sign of the old gods. In fact, Maddy can do things that no-one else can, things that could be called magic. But not until she meets the old traveller One-Eye, an outsider like herself, does she learn what power she really has, and what she will be asked to do with it. In Runemarks, Joanne Harris creates a world not unlike our own - if it had been shaped by the Vikings instead of the Romans - and colours it with her familiar blend of rich imagery and gritty realism. A disenchanted world, where the gods died long ago. Can Maddy bring them back to life?



Nordic Runes

Author : Paul Rhys Mountfort

Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Page : 294 pages

File Size : 16,10 MB

Release : 2003-05-05

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 9780892810932

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Reveals the ancient oracle based on the runic Elder Futhark alphabet of the Norse.



Futhark

Author : Edred Thorsson

Publisher : Weiser Books

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 25,36 MB

Release : 1984-01-01

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 9780877285489

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Runes are the ancient Norse alphabet used for communication, divination, and magical work. In Futhark, American runologist Edred Thorsson introduces readers to the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, their definitions, and mystic properties. The runic system of magic and mysticism is one of the most powerful forms of metaphysical thought available to the Western world. This bestselling classic book on Runes continues to be required reading for those who seek true knowledge of the mystery of the Runes. Thorsson's presentation of this powerful system is lucid and profound and provides a valuable tool for spiritual transformation and self-development.



Rudiments of Runelore

Author : Stephen Pollington

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,14 MB

Release : 2008

Category : English poetry

ISBN : 9781898281498

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This little volume provides a useful introduction and guide to the ancient runes of the Germanic peoples. It discusses the origins and meaning of all the known runes, and includes text and translations of rune poems and riddles from England, Norway amd Iceland, as well as two short essays on `The Norfolk TIW runes' and `The Brandon runes'.



Runes for Transformation

Author : Kaedrich Olsen

Publisher : Weiser Books

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 18,44 MB

Release : 2008-08-01

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1609253019

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Runes have long been used as vital tools for transformation. The Norse employed them as tools for communication, and the Vikings would use them as wisdom before embarking on a journey or entering battle. Runic scholar Kaedrich Olsen reclaims the transformative power of the runes for readers today as a key to unlocking our potential for personal growth and our life's vision. Runes for Transformation is unlike any other rune book on the market, with Olsen's unique techniques and applications for this ancient alphabet including affirmations, NLP, visualizations, and meditation, as well as the historical background essential to embarking on this path. A highly respected teacher and transpersonal path worker, Kaedrich Olsen posits that the time for this "deeper working" of the runes has come and this will aid readers in both personal and collective evolution. Runes for Transformation is a rich resource and excellent guide for readers to take the steps to change their lives with a boldly modern approach to the ancient runes and for "change that really matters."



Runes

Author : Michael P. Barnes

Publisher : Boydell Press

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 39,51 MB

Release : 2012

Category : History

ISBN : 1843837781

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Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one or more Mediterranean prototypes, they were used by Germanic peoples to write different kinds of Germanic language, principally Anglo-Saxon and the various Scandinavian idioms, and were carved into stone, wood, bone, metal, and other hard surfaces; types of inscription range from memorials to the dead, through Christian prayers and everyday messages to crude graffiti. First reliably attested in the second century AD, runes were in due course supplanted by the roman alphabet, though in Anglo-Saxon England they continued in use until the early eleventh century, inScandinavia until the fifteenth (and later still in one or two outlying areas). This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as encoded texts, rune names, how runic inscriptions were made, runological method, and the history of runic research. A final chapter explains where those keen to see runic inscriptions can most easily find them. Professor MICHAEL P, BARNES is Emeritus Professor of Scandinavian Studies, University College London.



Runic Amulets and Magic Objects

Author : Mindy MacLeod

Publisher : Boydell Press

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 50,78 MB

Release : 2006

Category : History

ISBN : 9781843832058

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A fresh examination of one of the most contentious issues in runic scholarship - magical or not? The runic alphabet, in use for well over a thousand years, was employed by various Germanic groups in a variety of ways, including, inevitably, for superstitious and magical rites. Formulaic runic words were inscribed onto small items that could be carried for good luck; runic charms were carved on metal or wooden amulets to ensure peace or prosperity. There are invocations and allusions to pagan and Christian gods and heroes, to spirits of disease, and even to potential lovers. Few such texts are completely unique to Germanic society, and in fact, most of the runic amulets considered in this book show wide-ranging parallels from a variety of European cultures. The question ofwhether runes were magical or not has divided scholarship in the area. Early criticism embraced fantastic notions of runic magic - leading not just to a healthy scepticism, but in some cases to a complete denial of any magical element whatsoever in the runic inscriptions. This book seeks to re-evaulate the whole question of runic sorcery, attested to not only in the medieval Norse literature dealing with runes but primarily in the fascinating magical texts of the runic inscriptions themselves. Dr MINDY MCLEOD teaches in the Department of Linguistics, Deakin University, Melbourne; Dr BERNARD MEES teaches in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne.



An Introduction to English Runes

Author : Raymond Ian Page

Publisher : Boydell Press

Page : 278 pages

File Size : 17,1 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780851159461

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Introduction to the use of runes as a practical script for a variety of purposes in Anglo-Saxon England. Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings, usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge, power or insight. This book sets the record straight. It shows runes working as a practical script for a variety of purposes in early English times, among both indigenous Anglo-Saxons and incoming Vikings. In a scholarly yet readable way it examines the introduction of the runic alphabet (the futhorc) to England in the fifth and sixth centuries, the forms and values of its letters, and the ways in which it developed, up until its decline at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. It discusses how runes were used for informal and day-to-day purposes, on formal monuments, as decorative letters in prestigious manuscripts, for owners' or makers' names on everyday objects, perhaps even in private letters. For the first time, the book presents, together with earlier finds, the many runic objects discovered over the last twenty years, with a range of inscriptions on bone, metal and stone, even including tourists' scratched signatures found on the pilgrimage routes through Italy. It gives an idea of the immense range of informationon language and social history contained in these unique documents. The late R.I. PAGE was former Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge.



Runes Made Easy

Author : Richard Lister

Publisher : Hay House, Inc

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 40,49 MB

Release : 2021-11-30

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1401963633

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A new addition to the Made Easy series, this book will teach readers about the ancient power of Northern traditions, the runes and their magic. This is your key to unlocking the ancient power and wisdom of the runes and their magic. Learn how to use them for divination, guidance and more. The runes are some of the most powerful tools available to you. They are more than just a method of words and writing: each rune has a phonetic sound, similar to the sounds heard in Norwegian or Icelandic. They were used to communicate, for divination, to provide guidance and were also bound together to make magic spells. In this insightful, practical book, Rich Lister will provide you with a resource that you can use to build your knowledge and develop your own relationship with the runes. In Runes Made Easy, you will discover: an introduction to Norse mythology and the role of the runes within it how to use and work with each rune how to make your own set of runes, which materials to use and how the material you choose impacts the energy and resonance of the runes the characteristics and meaning of each of the 24 Elder Furtharc runes how to set an intention for your rune use The runes, if used and treated with respect and honour, provide a support system and life-navigation tool. When you learn how to use them, you'll receive the guidance and answers you've been looking for. 'Rich is the real deal. He's a Viking warrior with a healing heart and soul.' - Kyle Gray, bestselling author of Raise Your Vibration